Jill Replogle
Border Reporter
Jill Replogle is a Fronteras reporter in San Diego. She has been a journalist for more than 10 years, reporting from Central America, Mexico, and California.
She has produced radio and video features for PRI's The World, KALW (San Francisco), Current TV, and the Video Journalism Movement. Her print stories have been published in The Miami Herald, Time.com, The Christian Science Monitor and the San Francisco Chronicle, as well as in Guatemalan newspapers SigloXXI, ElPeriodico and Inforpress Centroamericana.
Jill has a bachelor's degree in geography from the University of Colorado Boulder and a master's degree in journalism from the University of California, Berkeley. She's covered everything from local and international politics, to crime and drug violence, to environmental and public health issues.
When she's not on the job, you might find her biking, scrambling up a rock somewhere, or otherwise exploring the outdoors.
Recent Stories
More Immigration Officers Oppose Senate Reform Bill
The union representing officers who process immigration applications declared its opposition Monday to the Senate immigration reform bill.
- By Jill Replogle
- May 21, 2013
San Diego-Tijuana To Have Binational Youth Orchestra
The San Diego-Tijuana region will soon have its first binational youth orchestra. Heightened border security and concerns about violence in Mexico can complicate such initiatives, but organizers say it’s worth the effort.
- By Jill Replogle
- May 20, 2013
Consequences Of The Genocide Conviction In Guatemala
Former Guatemalan strongman Efraín Ríos Montt was convicted of genocide on May 10 by a national court. Some say the decision will sow more division in the country. I think it will do the opposite.
Teen Cooking Show Teaches Culture, Cameras And Chopping Skills
A group of San Diego students joins the cooking show craze, learning nutrition, cooking and video production skills while capitalizing on the culinary richness of one of the nation's most diverse neighborhoods.
- By Jill Replogle
- May 16, 2013
Video Released In Alleged Border Patrol Abuse
A federal judge has ordered the government to release a video used as evidence in the case of a San Diego-area Border Patrol agent accused of kneeing and choking a detained border crosser.
More Latino Grads Going To College Than Whites
A Pew Hispanic Center analysis found 69 percent of Latino high school graduates went on to college last year, compared to 67 percent of whites.
Mexico Says Smugglers Abandon Migrants At Sea
Mexican authorities say smugglers abandon hundreds of migrants at sea as they attempt to sneak into the U.S. by boat along the Pacific coast.
- By Jill Replogle
- April 29, 2013
Judge Orders Authorities To Provide Lawyers For Mentally Ill In Immigration Detention
A federal judge ruled in a class action lawsuit that immigration detainees with mental illnesses have a right to legal counsel and a speedy bond hearing.
- By Jill Replogle
- April 24, 2013
Senate Immigration Bill Calls For A Drone-Patrolled Border
The major immigration reform bill introduced last week by a bipartisan group of senators would earmark $6.5 billion to beef up border security. And it specifically calls for more drones to keep a watch on the southern border. But the border drones have yet to prove their worth.
- By Jill Replogle
- April 23, 2013
Prolific Joshua Tree Bloom Could Signal Warming Climate
This year’s prolific Joshua tree bloom is sending tourists out in droves to see the trees. But the phenomenon could be a sign of the trees’ precarious future.
- By Jill Replogle
- April 17, 2013
